Mayon Volcano, kent as Mount Mayon an aw, is an active volcano in the province o Albay, on the island o Luzon in the Philippines.
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Renained as the "perfect cone" acause o its almaist symmetric conical shape, Mayon forms the northren boundary o Legazpi Ceety, the lairgest ceety in terms o population in the Bicol Region. The muntain wis first declared as a naitional pairk an a pertectit laundscape on Julie 20, 1938 in the kintra. It wis reclassified an renamed as Mayon Volcano Naitural Park in the year 2000.
Mayon Volcano | |
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Bulkang Mayon | |
Mayon Volcano as viewed from Lingñon Hill in Legazpi Ceety, Albay in December 2006 | |
Heichest pynt | |
Elevation | 2,463 m (8,081 ft) |
Prominence | 2,447 m (8,028 ft) |
Leetin | Ultra |
Coordinates | 13°15′24″N 123°41′6″E / 13.25667°N 123.68500°E 123°41′6″E / 13.25667°N 123.68500°E |
Geografie | |
Location | Philippines |
Geology | |
Muntain teep | Stratovolcano |
Last eruption | Januar 14, 2018 (ongaein) |
Climbing | |
First ascent | Scotsmen Paton & Stewart (1858) |
Local folklore refers tae the volcano as Bulkang Mayon (Bikol: "Mayon volcano"), efter the legendary heroine Daragang Magayon (Bikol: "Beautiful Lady").
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